Written questions

912 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's review into promotion boards is published.

18 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that each Front Line Command publishes its diversity and inclusion delivery plans, as set out in his Department's Maximising Talent Through Diversity and Inclusion news story, da

14 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that community pharmacy staff are regularly tested for covid-19 including when they are not displaying symptoms.

11 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Colombian peace agreement is upheld.

3 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Culture: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that covid-19 related funding allocated to cultural organisations is distributed equitably.

2 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Haitian counterpart on the potential effect of climate change on Haiti.

2 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle poverty in Haiti.

2 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Haiti: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the Government of Haiti deliver free and fair elections.

12 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Military Intervention

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on ensuring that country (a) records and (b) retains data on the (i) locations and (ii) types of explosive ordn

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) abuse allegations, (b) abuse cases referred to the police, (c) volunteers dismissed as a result of abuse allocations were recorded in the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) in each year since 2017; and how many c

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Armed Forces: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the taxpayers purse was spent on Military Ethos programmes in each year since 2013.

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the religious denomination of (a) cadets and (b) adults in the Sea Cadet Corps in the last two years.

16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Clergy

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many chaplains in each religious denomination served in the Sea Cadet Corps in 2019.

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Paramilitary Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports of ongoing actions of the paramilitary successor group Los Rastrojos in Colombia.

28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Paramilitary Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of commitments in the Colombian peace deal for the Colombian Government to work towards the dismantling of paramilitary successor

29 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Cyprus: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the Administration of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus has had with the local population on future developments of that base.

9 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Shops: Social Distancing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government monitors compliance with social distancing in shops.

9 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to require people to wear masks in (a) shopping malls and (b) other public indoor spaces.

9 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are available to members of the public to report possible increases in covid-19 cases at a workplace.

9 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government's decision to remove home student status from EU students will not adversely affect UK universities income.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government's decision to remove home student status from Cypriot students will not deter Cypriots from attending university and further education in the UK.

15 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance the Government is giving landlords of student accommodation on collecting rent on unoccupied accommodation.

15 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support the Government is providing to students who are no longer occupying their accommodation but who are still being required to pay rent.

3 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cyprus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on support for the work of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' Personal Envoy, Jane Holl Lute, in continuing contact with the two Cypriot communities, G

3 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cyprus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the UK Government has played in the reunification negotiations as the UN penholder on the Cyprus peace process.

3 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cyprus: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he supports the reopening of Crans-Montana talks after the postponed Turkish Cypriot elections.

3 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Cyprus: Borders

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Republic of Cyprus counterpart on the reopening of the crossings between Northern Cyprus and the Republic.

2 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the situation for human rights defenders and journalists held in pre-trial detention in Turkey, in relation to the risk that overcrowding and unsanitary con

2 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Turkey: Press Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on the detention of journalists and writers in that country.

1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports of protestors being killed during protests against forced eradication programmes in Colombia.

Source: official written-questions record.